HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS BOLSTERS ITS FINANCE DEPARTMENT WITH THE HIRE OF JAIME ROSSI AS OF COUNSEL

Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Jaime Rossi as Of Counsel to strengthen the Finance practice at its Madrid office. With a professional track record of more than 15 years, Jaime Rossi has advised in all kinds of financing deals, including acquisition, real estate and project financing, as well as restructurings. In recent years, Jaime has been involved in many of the market’s biggest deals and has been very active in the financing of real estate deals and in the acquisition of NPLs and REOs.  He also has extensive experience in the management and coordination of cross-border financing transactions and restructurings. […]

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Diverse and inclusive: Maddocks recognised for gender equality

Maddocks has been recognised for the 16th consecutive year for its work in creating a workplace that provides opportunities for all of its employees. Maddocks received an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation today from the Commonwealth Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). The firm was one of only 119 Australian organisations to receive the citation – down from 140 organisations last year due to a greater emphasis on accountability and evidence of success. The firm was recognised for a range of initiatives designed to promote gender equality through analysing gender pay equity, promoting flexible work practices and developing future […]

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Rigby Cooke Lawyers’ Workplace Relations expertise recognised

Rigby Cooke Lawyers’ Workplace Relations team continues to be recognised for their outstanding work in Employment Law and Workplace Health & Safety Law in Victoria. Independent review source, Doyle’s Guide, has named Sam Eichenbaum as a Leading Employment Lawyer (Employer Representation) in Victoria for five consecutive years. This highlights how highly Sam’s clients and peers regard his commercially-focussed advice. Sam is an Accredited Workplace Relations Specialist. Sam’s expertise covers both industrial relations and employment law, representing organisations with unionised workforces across manufacturing, security, print, warehouse and distribution industries. Doyle’s Guide has also named Rob Jackson as both a Recommended Workplace Health & Safety Lawyer and a Recommended Employment Lawyer (Employer […]

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Macpherson Kelley and IP lawyers recognised in WTR 1000 list

Intellectual Property team Consultant Kenneth Philp is one of only two lawyers to be named as “Luminaries” among IP lawyers in Australia in the latest WTR 1000 list by international publication World Trademark Review. The list recognises firms and individuals for their outstanding work developing, implementing and protecting client brands through their trade marks. Special Counsel Mark Metzeling was also recognised in the list, ranked Bronze for Prosecution and Strategy and recommended for Transactions. Macpherson Kelley as a firm was ranked Bronze for Prosecution and Strategy. Ken has worked in the intellectual property field for almost 40 years and established a reputation […]

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Keypoint Law expands its Melbourne footprint with appointment of senior commercial lawyer

Keypoint Law has bolstered its corporate practice with the appointment of Melbourne-based lawyer, Richard Hobson, as a Consulting Principal. A senior corporate lawyer with 30 years’ experience, Richard’s positions include General Counsel and Company Secretary of former ASX-100 company, PaperlinX, as well as senior positions in ANL Limited and MacarthurCook Ltd. Richard joins Keypoint from Linchpin Legal, a successful boutique firm that he established in 2009. Prior to that, Richard was the CEO of law firm Mason Sier Turnbull. Richard is a highly regarded adviser to boards and business executives with specialised knowledge in the areas of corporate governance, company […]

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